Ruth Gordon

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1896 age 0

   Born

2. 1949 age 53

   CreditAdam's Ribscreenwriter

3. 1968 age 72

   CreditRosemary's Baby

4. 1971 age 75

   CreditHarold and Maude

5. 1985 age 88

   Died

• GCGeorge Cukor1 title
• WPWalter Plunkett1 title
• TSTom Skerritt1 title
• TCTony Curtis1 title
• RPRoman Polanski1 title
• MRMiklós Rózsa1 title
• EGEllen Geer1 title
• JAJohn A. Alonzo1 title
• RWRay Walker1 title
• ASAlmira Sessions1 title

• Spouse

  • GKGarson Kanin

Nothing recorded for: Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Influenced by, Studied under, Taught.

• I can’t tell you how encouraging a thing like this is. The first film that I was ever in was in 1915, and here we are, and it’s 1969. Actually, I don’t know why it took me so long, though I don’t think, you know, that I’m backward. Anyway, thank you Bill, thank you Bob, thank you Roman and thank you Mia, and thank all of you who voted for me.

  Ruth Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Work on yourself. Believe in yourself. Show up! Support others! The bounty of the world will open up for you.

  Ruth Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0

• The biggest limitations are the ones we place on ourselves, and opportunities rise up to meet the unique offerings of people.

  Ruth Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I wipe away all the unpleasantness of the day, of the people, of the city, whatever. We have it in our power to overcome assholes, and I think we have them thrown into our path to see if we have the chops to handle them.

  Ruth Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I was amazed the way Garson could take these teams and make me want to see their pictures all over again.

  Ruth Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Don't be helpless, don't give up, don't kill yourself, don't look for trouble. Stuff gets in your way, kick it under the rug. Stay well, stay with it, make it come out...

  Ruth Gordon, CC BY-SA 4.0